Agreed with what others have said - this is great
news!
Many of us know what a longstanding issue this has been - how to recognise
and support the excellent work of the Catalan community in a way that fits
within our structures.
There have been many years of sometimes controversial debates about the
role of Chapters etc. that have revolved around this as a case-in-point.
So, I'm pleased to see that we now have a way of formally recogising
Amicalthat is supportive of their work but also recognises the
different
circumstances of their situation.
I look forward to seeing how the Thematic Organisations system will grow
and also to seeing how we can develop the range of ways that individuals
and groups can be recognised without it being a zero-sum-game.
All in all, excellent news :-)
-Liam
Peace, love & metadata
On 7 June 2013 13:09, David Cuenca <dacuetu(a)gmail.com> wrote:
Finally! It took us some years but I'm glad
that it definitely happened!
:)
Congratulations to everyone that made it possible, and I hope the great
work done in Catalonia extends to Valencia too :)
Micru
On Thu, Jun 6, 2013 at 10:17 PM, Samuel Klein <sj(a)wikimedia.org> wrote:
Hello,
The WMF Board has recognized Amical Wikimedia as the first Wikimedia
Thematic Organization. Please join me in celebrating their work and
success!
http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/WMF_Resolutions/Recognition_of_Amical_Wikime…
This group was founded in 2008 as Associació Amical Viquipèdia,
focused on Catalan language and culture. You may know them from the
regular reports they have published to this list and to Meta for
years. They have organized dozens of successful cultural projects,
including public events, research, GLAM initiatives, and content
liberation.
http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Amical_Wikimedia#Activities
After first applying to become a chapter four years ago, Amical
members later helped the Movement Roles working group develop new
models for affiliation, and were the first to apply to be a thematic
organization. Gomà and Arnaugir, the founder and current chair of
Amical, attended the Milan conference and shared their projects and
their future plans. An in-person meeting there helped to resolve the
remaining bureaucratic steps in the process of becoming a thematic
organization.
Thank you to everyone from AffCom and Amical who have been involved
throughout this process, particularly Bence and Bishakha for their
guidance since the first movement roles discussions, and Gomà and
María for their facilitation.
Regards,
Sam, on behalf of the Board
== About Thematic Organizations ==
Thematic Organizations are one of the new affiliation models created
last year, to recognize organizations that have consistently done
interesting work with partners and in outreach, both online and
offline. They are meant to be well-established and persistent
organizations, focused on a common theme.
The review and approval process for Thematic Organizations is similar
to that for chapters. A list of groups considering becoming thematic
orgs can be found on Meta.
http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Thematic_organizations
http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_affiliation_models/Thematic_Organi…
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